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Makaira mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

merlín rayado, picudo blanco, picudo rollizo, aguja azul del Indo-Pacífico, Indo-Pacific blue marlin

Length up to 4.5 meters

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Carangiformes

Family
Istiophoridae

Genus
Makaira

Species
mazara

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Eumakaira nigra Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947, Istiompax howardi Whitley, 1954, Istiompax mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901), Makaira ampla mazara (Jordan & Schneider, 1901), Makaira nigra (Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947), Makaira nigricans mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901), Tetrapturus mazara Jordan & Snyder, 1901, fide Appeltans et al. (2010). Note: Is custionable distribution for Galapagos based in Fricke, R. et al. (2023).

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Indian and Pacific oceans, Japan, Philippines, Hawaii, California to Chile, Galapagos

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
  • Fricke, R. Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. eds. (2022) ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version.
  • McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.

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